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The eighth and final meeting of the Durham Brownfield Community Task Force will be held on August 15, 2017 at the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, 807 E Main Street Suite 5-100, Durham, NC. Please join us as we look to bring to close the current EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant for the City of […]

The sixth meeting of the Durham Brownfield Community Task Force will be held on July 19, 2016 at the Historic Parrish Street Forum, 108 West Parrish Street. Current and upcoming environmental assessment activities will be discussed at this meeting. For more information, please contact Summer Alston, Assistant Brownfield Project Director, City of Durham, Office of Economic […]

The fifth meeting of the Durham Brownfield Community Task Force will be held on May 3, 2016. Current and upcoming environmental assessment activities will be discussed at this meeting. For more information, please contact Summer Alston, Assistant Brownfield Project Director, City of Durham, Office of Economic Workforce and Community Development. Summer can be reached at […]

Properties that once contained scrap yards, garages, and other businesses with industrial activities can be home to potentially hazardous substances and contaminants, which can complicate or prevent future use.

The Durham Brownfield Community Task Force held their fourth meeting on Tuesday, January 19 at the Historic Parrish Street Forum. Durham Brownfield Community Task Force members in attendance were provided updates on environmental assessment activities from the City’s consultant, Mid-Atlantic Associates, Inc. The next meeting is anticipated for April 19, 2016.

The Durham Brownfield Community Task Force held their third meeting on Tuesday, October 13 at the Historic Parrish Street Forum. Durham Brownfield Community Task Force members in attendance were provided updates on environmental assessment activities from the City’s consultant, Mid-Atlantic Associates, Inc.

The City and Durham Brownfield Community Task Force held their second task force meeting on June 19, 2015 at the Historic Parrish Street Forum. The City’s consultant, Mid-Atlantic provided updates on the properties selected for environmental assessments and ongoing outreach activities.

The Durham Brownfield Community Task Force held their first meeting on Tuesday, March 10. The Task Force was presented an overview of the brownfield project by the City’s consultant, Mid-Atlantic Associates, Inc. The overview included planned activities, grant terms and conditions and roles and responsibilities of task force members.

The City of Durham recently kicked off a three-year (October 1, 2014 – September 30, 2017) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfield Assessment Grant. The City was notified in mid 2015 of the award and has been preparing for the start of this grant over the last few months.